Archives for March 2016

The Oikonomia Fellows Program at Acton University is now two-thirds full! These fellowships provide full support for a limited number of evangelical theological educators to attend the Acton Institute’s annual conference on June 14-17 in Grand Rapids. Note: Don’t forget registration is also open for the Faith@Work Summit in Dallas, Oct. 27-29! For more on […]

Adam Joyce, program assistant, The Center for Transformational Churches The Oikonomia Network’s annual faculty retreat featured provocative and stimulating talks from three leaders of the faith and work movement. Access their talks and slides here: David Miller, “God Bless Us, Every One: The Past, Present and Future of the Faith and Work Movement” (audio) Amy […]

Alistair Mackenzie, teaching fellow, Laidlaw College William Messenger, executive editor, Theology of Work Project Note: This article explores a touchpoint for curricular integration from the ON’s annual curricular integration workshop. This is the first part of a two-part article. The Old Testament book of Ruth is familiar to many, if not most, Christians. But it […]

Keith Reeves, professor of biblical studies, Azusa Pacific University Note: This is the first part of a two-part article. Consider the lifestyles of four rich men: a fool, a tormented man, a sad man, and a man who is saved. Luke spends much of his time talking about rich men; one of his main purposes […]

Asbury Theological Seminary Jay Moon, associate professor of church planting and evangelism “Try to develop partnerships, then learn what works and multiply it!” was the advice from Greg Forster when we started the Office of Faith, Work, and Economics (OFWE) three years ago at Asbury Theological Seminary. Following this advice, we have learned many lessons […]

From Classroom Learning to Change in the Church Don Payne, associate professor of theology and Christian formation, Denver Seminary David Buschart, professor of theology and historical studies, Denver Seminary During the spring semester of 2015, Denver Seminary offered the third installment of its “Theology of Work” course. In this most recent iteration of the course, […]